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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Frank Schmitt on
4 the occasion of his retirement; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Frank Schmitt was born on November 13, 1950; after
6 graduating from Coal City High School, he received degrees in
7 Law Enforcement from Joliet Junior College and Western Illinois
8 University; he then attended the Police Training Institute and
9 was certified by the Law Enforcement Training Board in
10 Champaign/Urbana; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Frank Schmitt has served in the Grundy County
12 Sheriff's Department with pride and distinction since 1973; he
13 began his career as a Patrol Deputy, where he performed traffic
14 enforcement, accident investigation, and general patrol
15 responsibilities; in 1974, he was promoted to an undercover
16 position with the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad, where he
17 performed undercover investigations in Grundy, Will, Kendall,
18 and Kankakee areas; in 1976, he was promoted to the position of
19 Staff Sergeant; where he supervised patrol deputies and the
20 daily activities of the patrol division; and
 
21     WHEREAS, In 1979, Frank Schmitt was promoted to
22 Investigations, where he investigated major crimes perpetrated

 

 

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1 in the jurisdiction of the Sheriff's Department; he was also
2 active in the formation and assistance of investigations
3 involving narcotics and narcotic trafficking within the Grundy
4 County area and served as liaison with the Metropolitan Area
5 Narcotics Squad and other State and federal agencies; in 1985,
6 he was promoted to Lieutenant and supervisor of the
7 investigation division; and
 
8     WHEREAS, In 1989, Frank Schmitt was appointed to be the
9 Director of the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad, where he
10 directed agents assigned to the unit and oversaw the unit's
11 day-to-day activities; he was also elected Chairman of the
12 Illinois Drug Enforcement Meg/Task Force Commanders Officers
13 Association and became a member of the Illinois Chiefs of
14 Police Association, the International Narcotic Officers
15 Association, and the Joliet Crime Laboratory Advisory Board;
16 and
 
17     WHEREAS, In 1996, Frank Schmitt returned to the Grundy
18 County Sheriff's Department as the supervisor of the
19 investigation division, also continuing his liaison duties; in
20 2004, he was assigned to the position of Deputy Chief, where he
21 performed various administration duties and continued as
22 liaison with the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad; he was also
23 elected chairman of the Threat Analysis & Critical
24 Infrastructure Sub-Committee of the Grundy County Homeland

 

 

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1 Security Committee and worked in various positions with the
2 Grundy County Law Enforcement Managers Association, Represent
3 the Sheriff, the Grundy County Emergency Services & Disaster
4 Agency, the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Family Violence
5 Preventing Council, the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System,
6 the Illinois Terrorism Task Force, and the Grundy County Safety
7 Committee; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Frank Schmitt serves as a model of hard work,
9 integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
10 Illinois; therefore, be it
 
11     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
13 congratulate Frank Schmitt on the occasion of his retirement
14 and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it
15 further
 
16     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to Frank Schmitt as a symbol of our esteem and
18 respect.